6 Aug Africa Midday

** South Sudanese arch-foes have signed a final power-sharing deal, aimed at ending a civil war that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions in the world's youngest country..........

** South Africans will now be able to pay their bills and transact through the social media platform WhatsApp...........

** and.........The Endangered Wildlife Trust has fitted satellite tracking devices to the Lesser Flamingos in order to understand the flight behaviour of these threatened birds.............

** in business news........... African Heads of State call on African countries to address rising illicit financial flows, tax evasion and misallocation of Africa's resources....

** and in sports news.......... Kenya have won the 21st African Senior Athletics Championships in Nigeria.........